Charles Koch: “What we have done in the past is not sufficient. We have to raise our efforts to the next level.”Charles Koch, to donors in his network: "If we cannot unite a majority of Americans behind a vision, then we’re done for.”@BAR0ke huh?Charles Koch, invoking abolition & women's suffrage mov'ts, says "we too are seeking to right injustices that are holding our country back.”Koch aide Kevin Gentry instructs donors not to bring cell phones to strategy sessions, b/c stuff discussed is “similar to trade secrets.”asked by @mikeallen whether he'd call on 501(c)4 supporting him to release donor names, @marcorubio dodges."I call on everyone to folo law.".@marcorubio, asked by @mikeallen about @nfl handling of Tom Brady: "Well I’m a @Dolphins fans, so I wish it was a permanent suspension.”Among the main problems w/ the Clintons, according to @marcorubio, is the “constant secrecy & drama that surrounds them everywhere they go.”@DebEruptshttp://t.co/uv7K16vmp4.@marcorubio, talking upward mobility at Koch donor summit: "It's hard to believe that…my father worked at events like these as a bartender".@marcorubio, asked by @mikeallen what his posture will be in the first debate: “I’m going to be standing.” #funnyguy #quick.@marcorubio, at Koch donor summit, on Planned Parenthood: "operating in a fashion that is offensive to millions and millions of Americans."Wanna watch @mikeallen interview @marcorubio at the Koch donor summit? Tune in to @politico livestream: http://t.co/4DLh9NXqb7Another sign that the Kochs aren't using @GOP playbook: @FoxNews was not among outlets invited to cover mtg. Crew is set up across street.@_JustinEllis 3 pm eastern.Charles Koch, rallying his network's donors ahead of 2016, warns of a "life or death struggle for our country". http://t.co/2aJmP9Lm3pInside the Koch bros confab: Charles Koch blasts big-bank bailouts, Walker, Fiorina adddress crowd - http://t.co/Qk23ZrY8jP Retweeted by Kenneth P. VogelNeed evidence of how powerful the Kochs network is? Here was tonite's dinner panel: 5 US Senators & 1 US Congressman. http://t.co/PZTchrAc5UCharles Koch warns donors of a "life or death struggle for our country". http://t.co/BUxw7Wx1jm@utliberal no.@SenSasse, to Koch donors on Saturday night: "Thank you for the kinds of classmates that you elected for me."@DGisSERIOUS i'm sure he had it comingCharles Koch quips that @SenatorReid is watching him, then gets kinda catty. http://t.co/J2YyNr95COhttp://t.co/4IgbYjetMB

8/22015

Koch donor summit party foul: Rep. @jim_jordan quotes Dick Armey, who had a falling out with the Koch network.Walker offers a spirited defense of his big state contribution to keep Bucks in WI -- which many at Koch summit see as corporate welfare. Retweeted by Kenneth P. VogelSunset, Dana Point. http://t.co/iIUNBT4d1x Retweeted by Kenneth P. Vogel"Koch kills democracy"--signs held by very small group of protestors outside Koch donor summit earlier today. http://t.co/sb5s1lfja5@_JustinEllis i think video highlights at least but not posArizona Gov. @dougducey, talking to Koch bros donors: “Every time I’ve been invited to this conference, I’ve benefited from this conference”Charles Koch, stumbling en route to mic: "That was @SenatorReid that was trying to trip me there. I didn’t see him, but I know he’s there.".@ScottWalker, asked if @BarackObama is a Christian: “I don’t know. I presume he is, based on his comments in the past… I’ll take his word.”I love any forum where @mikeallen is asking the questions. Retweeted by Kenneth P. Vogel.@ScottWalker,at Koch bros donor summit, says he would put @CarlyFiorina @RealBenCarson or @purduemitch in his cabinet.I'm at the Koch bros donor summit, but even if you're not, you can watch 2016ers speak to it on @politico livestream: http://t.co/4DLh9NXqb7.@ScottWalker, on Koch bros: “David & Charles have harnessed that frustration & said let’s not just complain about it, let’s do something."@_under_current yes, but also: http://t.co/4DLh9NXqb7.@ScottWalker, at Koch bros summit, on the @nytimes: "I think it’s usually a pretty good thing to read to get a pretty good chuckle.".@ScottWalker on @JebBush's reliance on family ties: “His father is one of the most admirable person I’ve ever met. I like his brother.”.@ScottWalker, asked by @mikeallen at Koch donor summit how much $ in politics is too much: “Money doesn’t win elections. Ideas do.".@CarlyFiorina, at Koch bros donor summit, asserts that the Democratic nominee “will raise more money than anyone else.”Biggest applause for @CarlyFiorina at Koch summit comes when she accuses media of covering conservative $, & not Soros & Steyer. #objection.@CarlyFiorina, at Koch summit: "@realDonaldTrump taps into the same thing that I hear out there: people are tired of sanitized sound bites".@CarlyFiorina, asked by @mikeallen why she came to Koch summit: "The foundation the Koch bros have built has invested in power of ideas."Big $ dominance:
$291M: amnt raised by super PACs backing 2016 prez candidates
$126M: amnt raised by prez candidates
http://t.co/1y26Cmw42L@NormOrnstein no, but he did say "anybody that wants to put in their own money...it’s a free country and I’m all for it."Billionaire who donated $50k to Scott Walker super PAC rejected criticism of big donors as “a lot of jealously.” http://t.co/1y26Cmw42L@hill_charlotte thanks! I'm in SD area now, but will reach out next time I'm up that way.The top 67 donors in the presidential race have given more than 3xs as much as the 508k smallest donors combined. http://t.co/1y26Cmw42L@rickhasen i'm on the west coast & was trying to meet some people for dinner